We started our hike on a nearby desert mountain trail quite a bit later than usual, but the night was warm with a cool wind, and the remains of the sunset all that more dramatic with the lights on.
Pretty Little Flower alongside the Trail
This has one found a little thorny friend to protect it.
Cactus Spines
Walking during Lunch
Evidence of Child’s Play along the Trail
Found along side the Sidewinder trail.
Late Afternoon Walk
The Long, Winding Road
… or trail, in this case.
Sidwinder Trail in the Phoenix Sonoran Preserve
Last walk-about of the Year
Carefree Highway off in the Distance
Cholla Cactus on the Side of the Trail
While walking around the mountain.